Senate roll call 148 · 84th Congress · May 18, 1956
HR. 10875. Revised farm bill. Agricultural act of 1956. Amendment to permit sale of surplus government wheat as livestock feed. Adopted.
On May 18, 1956, the Senate voted 49–31 (HR 10975). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–26, Republicans 36–10, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 members voted against their own party.
During the 84th Congress (1955–1956), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- May 18, 1956
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 26 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans36 yes · 10 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA voted no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted no
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted no
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY voted yes
- George Harrison Bender R-OH voted no
- John William Bricker R-OH voted no
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- William Ramsey Laird III D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- William Ramsey Laird III D-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Thomas Albert Wofford D-SC
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Robert Humphreys D-KY
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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